This course will demonstrate how 3D printers work, show what people make with them, and examine the 3D printing ecosystem. It will also explore the future of 3D printing and discuss how this technology will revolutionize our world. The course materials include informative video lectures, on-location interviews with a variety of 3D printing experts, and engaging hands-on exercises. Learners who complete this introductory course will have a solid understanding of 3D printing and its revolutionary potential, and will be able to print and customize 3D designs.
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Ministrado por

Aric Rindfleisch

John M. Jones Professor of Marketing

Transcrição

[MUSIC] Now let's talk about where you can find a 3D printer. Hopefully, by now you're intrigued enough to want to try 3D printing for yourself. That's great, the only problem is that to try, you'll need access to a 3D printer. Fortunately you have a number of different options. First of all, you could buy a 3D printer. Although there are a variety different printers that you could purchase, we recommend that you start with FDM printer. This is the safest and least expensive form of 3D printing hardware. If you're on a tight budget, we recommend taking a look at the Printrbot. That's printrbot.com and printrbot has a number of printers you can purchase for as low as $300. If you have a bit more money to spend, we recommend the Ultimaker printer, which we use in our lab. And this typically retails for about $2500 US. However, since Ultimaker is a partner in specialization, certified learners will be able to purchase this printer at a discounted price. There's also a wide ranfe of options between the Printrbot and the Ultimaker. Our additional resource page includes links to several good 3D printer reviews to aid you in your purchase decision. Now if you're not quite ready to buy your own 3D printer, that's okay, there's still a variety of ways you can try out this technology for yourself. If you're connecting with the university, you should check to see if your school has a 3D printing lab, many of them do, and let me give you a few examples. In the US the University of Arizona, the University of Tennessee, the University of Utah have all set up 3D printing labs quite recently, and students, faculty and staff can use them at a very low cost. If you're not connected with the university, you can perhaps find a 3-D printer at your local public library. For example, the Harold Washington Library in downtown Chicago has a great maker's space filled with several 3-D printers that anyone can try just by having a library card. In addition to libraries, hacker spaces are a great place to find 3-D printers, and also learn more about the growing maker movement. There are thousands of hacker spaces around the world, you could easily find one near you by browsing hackerspaces.org, in fact Maker Bot grew out of a hacker space in Brooklyn known as NYC resistor. Other great examples of hacker spaces include the Electro Lab in Renece France. Makers in Mumbai India and my favorite, Sector 67 in Madison Wisconsin. Although hacker spaces typically charge members a monthly fee, most are happy to give you a free tour of their facilities. Now if you don't have a university, library or a hacker space with a printer close to you, don't worry, you still have a few options. You might be able to find somebody who owns a 3D printer and is living close by, by browsing the website 3Dhubs.com. If this doesn't work, you can access a 3D printer remotely using a variety of 3D printing providers. They're located on the web, including 3Dhubs Voodoo manufacturing and shapeways, we have information and links to all these providers as well as some offers for discounted printing through them on our additional resources page. [MUSIC]